(natural resource)
1natural resource — n. an actual or potential form of wealth supplied by nature, as coal, oil, water power, arable land, etc. * * * …
2natural resource — n. an actual or potential form of wealth supplied by nature, as coal, oil, water power, arable land, etc …
3Natural resource — Primary resource redirects here. For original sources used in research, see Primary source. The rainforest on Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands is an example of an undisturbed natural resource. Forest provides timber for humans; food and shelter for… …
4natural resource — natural re source [ US ˌ... ˈ..] n [C usually plural] things that exist in nature and can be used by people, for example oil, trees etc ▪ a country with abundant natural resources …
5Natural resource management — The Tongass National Forest in Alaska is managed by the United States Forest Service. Natural resource management refers to the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how… …
6Natural resource economics — Economics …
7Natural Resource Protection Zoning — In recent years, communities in Massachusetts have adopted Resource Protection Zoning (RPZ) as a tool to protect natural resources and open space. RPZ, which was originally passed in Shutesbury, Massachusetts in spring 2008, includes elements of… …
8Natural resource extraction — The related terms natural resource extraction (or simply resource extraction) both refer to the practice of locating, acquiring and selling natural resources. In recent times, environmental pressure groups have attempted to reduce the ecological… …
9Natural Resource Management region — Is a region defined by the Australian Commonwealth, state and territory governments 56 of which derived from assessments related to the selections made for the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP) priority regions.The… …
10natural resource — noun resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑natural resources • Hypernyms: ↑resource • Hyponyms: ↑land resources, ↑mineral resources, ↑ …
